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Cover Story (74): What You Do With What You’ve Got

February 13, 2024

Si Kahn’s song What You Do With What You’ve Got is on it’s way to becoming a folk standard. The performers who have covered it include Roy Bailey, Dick Gaughan, The Magpie Arc, Eddi Reader, Siobhan Miller, and several others. But which is the best? Read on. Read more →

Posted at 05:06 PM in Andrew Curry, Aoife Scott, Cover story, Dick Gaughan, Magpie Arc, Siobhan Millar | | Comments (0)

Tags: Andrew Curry, Aoife Scott, Cover Story, Dick Gaughan, Eddi Reader, Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith, Magpie Arc, Roy Bailey, Si Kahn, Siobhan Miller, Thomas Dolby

Talking animals, class war and noisy electric folk at Cecil Sharp House’s one day February festival

February 04, 2024

Andrew Curry writes: There’s something immediately appealing about the idea of a one day indoor folk festival in February. Even if it’s cold and wet outside, it’s warm and dry inside. It’s at that point in the year when you... Read more →

Posted at 10:58 AM in Andrew Curry, Live reviews, Magpie Arc, Martin Simpson | | Comments (0)

Tags: Cecil Sharp House, Folk on Foot, Indoor Festival of Folk, Jon Doran and Janice Burns, Magpie Arc, Rosie Morris Bans, Tom Robinson, Trials of Cato